Joel Adams’ brain tumor saved his life.
(With a big assist from the people at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, of course.)
Counterintuitive? Yes.
But here’s the story:
Adams, the Dolphins’ 29-year-old director of business development, was having trouble with hearing out of his right ear last summer. So he went to the doctor, who ordered an MRI.
Turns out, Adams had a tennis-ball sized tumor affixed to his brain. While benign, the growth had to be removed. During surgery prep, he had his heart checked to make sure he could handle anesthesia.